Also... what do people do with Florida avocados? I tried making guac with one and it was terrible. Eating one out of hand was ok I guess.
Just like California peaches which finally make their way to Florida but were picked way too green and taste like tough cardboard likely the Florida avocado you got was picked far too early. Since our season has many risks if fruit is left on the tree many growers have fruit picked at the bare minimum of ripeness, when the fruit is barely mature enough to soften.
If left on, the fruit bumps each other and becomes defective, rubs on branches, gets knocked off in thunderstorms, attacked by scab, eaten by squirrels, stolen by thieves. The problem is worsened by indiscriminate pickers who may not know the difference between ready and unready fruit.
If left on to mature properly the oil content comes up, the better varieties here can certainly match Hass quality, some have flavor not found in Hass and of course are far larger.